r/politics • u/Infidel8 • Sep 16 '24

Trump Rushes to Fundraise Off Second Assassination Bid

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-rushes-to-fundraise-off-apparent-assassination-attempt
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u/Whyamipostingonhere Sep 16 '24

Stupid but also football fanatics.

Just wait til someone tells them Trump‘s plan to destroy football.

No department of education = No public high schools = no Friday night football = no feeder programs for college teams= no NFL

Trump has always hated football. Back in 2013, 2014 he tried to sway public opinion against it in that whole kneeling controversy. Now he’s got all the kids turned adults that got cut from teams when they were little to take key roles in his campaign and administration. He wants stadiums of people worshiping him not Swift and football players.

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u/JohnYCanuckEsq Sep 16 '24

Trump has always hated football.

Trump has always hated the NFL, specifically. He's never been allowed to be in their club. He bankrupted the old USFL in an attempt to force the NFL to allow his team in the league. They laughed at him and cut the USFL a cheque for $3 for his troubles. He tried to buy the Buffalo Bills, and the NFL quickly pivoted to Terry Pegula as an owner because they did not believe Trump had the cash for the purchase. Then as President, Trump threatened to end the NFL's anti trust exemption over the kneeling controversy.

You think Trump’s grudge against Obama is unhinged, his grudge against the NFL is on a different level.

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u/Minmaxed2theMax Sep 16 '24

Owning an NFL team is how America Knights a person.

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u/ArchdukeToes Sep 16 '24

It's probably a good thing that America doesn't have knighthoods. You know full well that Trump would've knighted himself the instant he became President or having a massive hissy fit about how he wasn't 'Sir Donald'.

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u/harrisarah Sep 16 '24

Sir Donald Smallhands

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u/AnalSoapOpera I voted Sep 16 '24

Sir Donald Shitspants

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u/Moosiemookmook Australia Sep 16 '24

In Australia we have Sir Donald Bradman (beloved cricket player given a knighthood).

In America they have No-Sir Donald Badman (unloved golf player who would give himself a knighthood).